Johnathan Phillips (Of course hes my #1 ), P.P. Mauser, Arisaka Nariakira, Sergei Simonov, Yevgeny Dragunov, John Garand, and I dont know who to thank for the M1903? All I can find is that it was designed by Springfield Armory?
I would say John Browning, but isnt that a given?